THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1971 — Joe Frazier wins the world heavyweight title with a unanimous 15-round decision over Muhammad Numbers Game Ali at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, March 8, 2021 C3 NHL results | Sunday College Top 25 results | Sunday Hurricanes 4, Panthers 2 giving Tampa Bay a season- Men long range. the Longhorns (17-7, 11-6 Big 12). They jumper from near the left elbow with 2.1 RALEIGH, N.C. — Vincent high four goals with the man Michigan St. 70, No. 2 Michigan 64 Kyler Edwards had 18 points for Texas also won at Iowa State and 15th-ranked seconds left to help No. 3 North Carolina Trocheck and James Reimer advantage. Gourde finished with EAST LANSING, Mich. — Rocket Watts Tech (17-9, 9-8), which was coming off Oklahoma to reach 9-2 away from home State beat fifth-ranked Louisville in the continued to torment their two goals and two assists, and scored 21 points and Aaron Henry had 18 three consecutive wins at home. Kevin and 6-2 in true road games. championship game of the Atlantic Coast former team, lifting the Carolina Alex Killorn scored for the third to lead Michigan State to a victory over No. 2 McCullar and Terrence Shannon Jr. both Missouri Valley Championship Conference Tournament. Hurricanes to their fifth straight straight game. Michigan that seems to seal coach Tom Izzo’s had 11. No. 20 Loyola Chicago 75, Drake 65 Perez’s shot broke a tie game in a tense 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. finish between two of the nation’s top victory with a win over the Florida Devils 1, Bruins 0 No. 5 Iowa 77, No. 25 Wisconsin 73 ST. LOUIS — Cameron Krutwig and Braden The Spartans (15-11, 9-11 Big Ten) have teams in which neither led by more than Panthers. BOSTON — Scott Wedgewood IOWA CITY, Iowa — Luka Garza scored 21 Norris scored 20 points apiece to lead won five of their last seven games, beating one point over the final 4 minutes. And it Trocheck, who was traded to made 40 saves, Kyle Palmieri points and had 16 rebounds as defeated Loyola Chicago over Drake in the Missouri No. 4 Ohio State, No. 5 Illinois and their secured the Wolfpack’s first back-to-back Carolina just over a year ago, scored out of a scramble with Wisconsin. Valley Conference championship game for second-ranked rivals during the late-season titles in program history. scored for the fourth time this 4:37 left and the Devils snapped a Minutes after the game, Iowa athletic a spot in the NCAA Tournament. surge. On the winning play, Perez initially season against the Panthers. Nino five-game losing streak. director Gary Barta announced Garza’s The Ramblers (24-4, 16-2) will be making The Wolverines (19-3, 14-3) closed the started to pass to teammate Elissa Cunane Niederreiter, Sebastian Aho and Boston’s Tuukka Rask made 24 jersey No. 55 would be retired after the their seventh NCAAs appearance and first regular season getting routed at home by rolling into the lane, but had to pull the Warren Foegele also had goals saves and remained stuck at 299 season, bringing Garza to tears. since the 2018 team reached the Final Four the Fighting Illini, beating Michigan State ball back when the pass wasn’t there. for the Hurricanes, who have won career victories. The Bruins have It was the 12th double-double of the as a No. 11 seed. handily to seal the Big Ten title and losing Instead, she collected her feet and shook eight of 10 home games (8-1-1) lost four of six games. season for Garza, who leads the Big Ten Women this season. the rematch three days later. in scoring and is third in the nation. He is Big East Semifinals off six straight misses dating to the second Penguins 5, Rangers 1 And, Michigan might have lost more Iowa’s all-time leading career scorer with quarter to bury the jumper for the second- No. 1 UConn 84, Villanova 39 Islanders 5, Sabres 2 PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby than that. Senior guard Eli Brooks hurt 2,201 points. seeded Wolfpack (20-2). UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Christyn Williams UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anders capped Pittsburgh’s three-goal his left ankle early in the game at the No. 9 Houston 67, Memphis 64 scored 26 points and UConn used a stifling SEC Championship Lee and Brock Nelson scored 62 outburst in the first period, and Breslin Center and did not return in what HOUSTON — Tramon Mark hit a long defense to overwhelm Villanova in the No. 7 S Carolina 67, No. 16 Georgia 62 seconds apart early in the second the Penguins cruised to its ninth potentially could be a problem going into 3-pointer as time expired to lift Houston semifinals of the Big East Tournament. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Aliyah Boston had 27 period and rookie Ilya Sorokin win in 13 games. the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments. Brooks made 24 saves as the Islanders Crosby scored his eighth of the over Memphis. had 18 points and eight points and 10 rebounds as South Carolina ranks fourth on the team with eight-plus After Memphis tied it with 1.7 seconds assists and Olivia Nelson-Ododa added 13 pulled away in the third quarter to beat earned their fifth straight win. season, Kasperi Kapanen netted points per game, averages nearly three The victory was also the his sixth and John Marino his first left, Marcus Sasser threw the ball to points and seven rebounds for Connecticut Georgia and win its second straight SEC assists a game and has started 51 games midcourt, where Mark picked it up. He (23-1). Tournament title — and sixth in the past Islanders’ sixth straight over the as Pittsburgh scored three goals over two seasons. Sabres this season. on six shots in the opening period. dribbled through two Memphis defenders The Huskies will play for their 19th Big seven years. No. 3 Baylor 88, No. 18 Texas Tech 73 and launched a 35-footer off the backboard East title in their first year back in the league It was a historic matchup that featured two Lightning 6, Blackhawks 3 Predators 4, Stars 3, SO and in. Houston mobbed Mark in a hectic DALLAS — Roman Josi scored WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague scored 35 after spending seven seasons dominating Black head coaches in the title game for the CHICAGO — Yanni Gourde, points while matching a school record with scene under the basket. the American Athletic Conference. first time in SEC history with South Carolina’s Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman the final shootout goal on 10 made 3-pointers and Baylor finished No. 15 Texas 76, TCU 64 Connecticut put the game away in and Georgia’s Joni Taylor. each scored a power-play goal in a backhander, helping the undefeated at home for the first time in FORT WORTH, Texas — Andrew Jones the first half, holding Villanova to just The Gamecocks (22-4), twice the country’s the second period, helping Tampa Nashville Predators win after blowing a 3-0 third-period lead. 73 years. scored 16 points while making all four of his five baskets on 33 shots over the first 20 No. 1 team this season, struggled down the Bay win. The Big 12 champion Bears (21-1, 13-1 minutes (15%) and outscoring the Wildcats stretch with three losses in their last seven Capitals 3, Flyers 1 3-pointers, and Texas finished the regular Pat Maroon added his 100th Big 12) never trailed, but didn’t take control season with a third consecutive road victory. 20-3 in the second quarter. games, including a defeat at No. 2 Texas career goal in the third period, Senators at Flames, late for good until a 16-3 run in the second half The added week of Big 12 games ACC Championship A&M a week ago where they watched the when Teague had three 3s while scoring 12 to account for COVID-19 and weather No. 3 NC State 58, No. 5 Louisville 56 Aggies cut down nets to celebrate an SEC Planner of those points. He finished 10-of-12 from postponements worked out well for GREENSBORO, N.C. — Raina Perez hit a regular-season title. College Basketball NHL Golf NBA COMING UP IN THE VALLEY The AP Top 25 The AP Women’s Top 25 West Divison PGA Tour Arnold Palmer WESTERN CONFERENCE The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pacific Division ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE college basketball poll, with first-place votes women’s college basketball poll, with first- Vegas 21 16 4 1 33 70 45 Invitational Par Scores W L Pct GB in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, place votes in parentheses, records through St. Louis 25 14 8 3 31 81 79 Sunday Phoenix 24 11 .686 — ■ M Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 6 p.m. total points based on 25 points for a first- Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a Colorado 22 13 7 2 28 68 55 At Bay Hill Club and Lodge L.A. Lakers 24 13 .649 1 ■ W Basketball: Friday at Sequoias, 4 p.m. place vote through one point for a 25th- first-place vote through one point for a 25th- Minnesota 22 13 8 1 27 69 60 Orlando, Fla. L.A. Clippers 24 14 .632 1½ place vote and previous ranking. place vote and previous ranking. Kings 23 10 8 5 25 68 65 Purse: $9.3 million Golden State 19 18 .514 6 ■ W Volleyball: Friday vs. Sequoias, 4 p.m. Record Pts Prv Record Pts Prv Arizona 24 11 10 3 25 65 73 Yardage: 7,409; Par: 72 Sacramento 14 22 .389 10½ ■ M Soccer: Friday vs. Sequoias, 3 p.m. 1. Gonzaga (59) 24-0 1571 1 1. UConn (27) 20-1 747 1 Ducks 25 7 12 6 20 55 76 Final Round Southwest Division 2. Michigan (4) 18-1 1512 3 2. Texas A&M (2) 22-1 703 3 San Jose 22 8 11 3 19 63 86 DeChambeau, $1,674,000...67-71-68-71—277 -11 W L Pct GB ■ Football: Saturday vs. Sequoias, 2 p.m. 3. Baylor 18-1 1450 2 3. NC State 17-2 687 2 East Division Westwood, $1,013,700...69-71-65-73—278 -10 San Antonio 18 14 .563 — 4. Illinois 18-6 1350 5 4. Stanford (1) 22-2 672 4 GP W L OT Pts GF GA C.Conners, $641,700...... 66-69-71-74—280 -8 Dallas 18 16 .529 1 5. Iowa 18-7 1266 9 5. Louisville 21-2 605 6 N.Y. Islanders 25 15 6 4 34 73 56 A.Putnam, $391,375...... 70-72-69-71—282 -6 Memphis 16 16 .500 2 6. West Virginia 17-6 1210 10 6. Baylor 19-2 604 7 Washington 24 14 6 4 32 79 76 J. Spieth, $391,375...... 70-69-68-75—282 -6 New Orleans 15 21 .417 5 COMING UP IN SOCAL 7. Ohio St. 18-7 1163 4 7. South Carolina 19-4 575 5 Boston 22 13 6 3 29 65 54 R. Werenski, $391,375.....71-69-69-73—282 -6 Houston 11 23 .324 8 8. Alabama 19-6 1130 6 8. Maryland 19-2 565 8 Pittsburgh 24 14 9 1 29 77 75 Bezuidenhout, $313,875...70-70-70-73—283 -5 Northwest Division CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) 9. Houston 20-3 1109 12 9. UCLA 14-4 500 10 Philadelphia 22 12 7 3 27 71 69 Chris Kirk, $281,325...... 71-70-69-74—284 -4 W L Pct GB J. Kokrak, $281,325...... 68-73-69-74—284 -4 10. Villanova 15-4 942 8 10. Indiana 16-4 485 11 N.Y. Rangers 23 10 10 3 23 66 63 Utah 27 9 .750 — ■ Thursday vs. Golden State, 7 p.m., TNT K. Bradley, $195,300...... 69-74-64-78—285 -3 11. Florida St. 14-4 897 11 11. Arizona 15-4 431 9 New Jersey 21 8 11 2 18 51 66 Portland 21 14 .600 5½ Paul Casey, $195,300...... 70-69-72-74—285 -3 ■ Sunday at New Orleans, 6 p.m., PRIME/ESPN 12. Arkansas 19-5 847 20 12. Michigan 13-3 369 12 Buffalo 23 6 14 3 15 52 75 Denver 21 15 .583 6 M.Fitzpatrick, $195,300...69-71-71-74—285 -3 Oklahoma City 15 21 .417 12 13. Kansas 18-8 785 17 13. Arkansas 19-7 367 16 Central Division ■ March 15 at Dallas, 6 p.m., PRIME T.Fleetwood, $195,300....70-70-68-77—285 -3 Minnesota 7 29 .194 20 14. Creighton 17-6 669 13 14. Tennessee 15-6 323 20 GP W L OT Pts GF GA C.Hoffman, $195,300...... 71-72-67-75—285 -3 EASTERN CONFERENCE 15. Texas 14-7 650 14 15. South Florida 14-2 304 13 Tampa Bay 23 17 4 2 36 83 48 LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Max Homa, $195,300...... 70-70-72-73—285 -3 Atlantic Division 16. Oklahoma 14-7 584 7 16. Georgia 18-5 252 17 Carolina 24 17 6 1 35 85 64 ■ Friday vs. Indiana, 7:30 p.m., SpecSN/NBA 17. Oklahoma St. 16-6 553 - 17. Kentucky 16-7 227 19 Rory McIlroy, $195,300....66-71-72-76—285 -3 W L Pct GB Florida 24 15 5 4 34 80 70 Will Zalatoris, $195,300....73-68-72-72—285 -3 Philadelphia 24 12 .667 — ■ March 15 at Golden St., 7:30 p.m., SpecSN/ESPN 18. Texas Tech 15-8 494 18 18. Gonzaga 21-3 224 21 Chicago 26 13 8 5 31 82 80 19. San Diego St. 19-4 406 22 19. Oregon 13-7 201 14 Matsuyama, $132,525....75-70-69-72—286 -2 Brooklyn 24 13 .649 ½ ■ Columbus 26 10 11 5 25 69 85 B.Steele, $132,525...... 71-72-71-72—286 -2 Boston 19 17 .528 5 March 16 vs. Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., SpectrumSN 20. Loyola Chicago 21-4 367 21 20. West Virginia 18-4 199 18 Nashville 25 11 14 0 22 61 82 21. Virginia 15-6 362 15 21. South Dakota St. 21-2 163 22 Matt Wallace, $132,525...70-73-72-71—286 -2 New York 19 18 .514 5½ Dallas 20 7 8 5 19 56 54 Lanto Griffin, $97,557...... 69-68-73-77—287 -1 Toronto 17 19 .472 7 DUCKS () 22. Virginia Tech 15-5 335 16 22. Ohio St. 13-6 158 15 Detroit 26 7 16 3 17 54 87 23. Purdue 16-8 192 - 23. Missouri St. 18-2 147 23 Emiliano Grillo, $97,557...71-74-68-74—287 -1 Southeast Division ■ Today vs. Kings, 7 p.m., PRIME/FSW North Division Tyrrell Hatton, $97,557.....77-67-66-77—287 -1 W L Pct GB 24. Colorado 19-7 150 - 24. Rutgers 12-3 120 25 GP W L OT Pts GF GA ■ Wed.vs. Kings, 6:30 p.m., PRIME/FSW/NBCSN 25. Wisconsin 16-9 106 23 25. DePaul 14-6 31 24 Sungjae Im, $97,557...... 69-70-72-76—287 -1 Miami 18 18 .500 — Toronto 26 18 6 2 38 90 63 H, Varner III, $97,557...... 72-72-70-73—287 -1 Charlotte 17 18 .486 ½ ■ Friday vs. San Jose, 7 p.m., PRIME Others receiving votes: BYU 101, Others receiving votes: Florida Winnipeg 24 15 8 1 31 79 69 USC 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Harris English, $69,285....73-70-71-74—288 E Atlanta 16 20 .444 2 Gulf Coast 22, Stephen F Austin 16, Edmonton 26 15 11 0 30 83 80 Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, B. Grace, $69,285...... 74-71-67-76—288 E Washington 14 20 .412 3 Marquette 14, Oklahoma St. 9, Oregon Montreal 23 11 6 6 28 78 66 KINGS (National Hockey League) Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita St. 11, St. 9, Iowa 6, Virginia Tech 6, Georgia Bo Hoag, $69,285...... 74-70-71-73—288 E Orlando 13 23 .361 5 Calgary 25 11 12 2 24 68 76 ■ Maryland 9, Toledo 8, UConn 5, Belmont Tech 5, Northwestern 4. D.McCarthy, $69,285...... 72-73-67-76—288 E Central Division Today at Ducks, 7 p.m., FSW/PRIME Vancouver 28 11 15 2 24 81 93 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA Ian Poulter, $69,285...... 70-73-70-75—288 E W L Pct GB ■ Wednes. at Ducks, 6:30 p.m., FSW/PRIME/NBCSN Ottawa 26 8 17 1 17 70 102 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Women’s Top 25 Fared Jason Day, $55,614...... 70-72-68-79—289 +1 Milwaukee 22 14 .611 — ■ Friday at Colorado, 6 p.m., FSW/ESPN+ Drake 1. Sunday NOTE: Two points for a win, one P.Harrington, $55,614...... 70-74-69-76—289 +1 Chicago 16 18 .471 5 No. 1 UConn (23-1) beat Villanova 84- point for overtime loss. The top four C.Tringale, $55,614...... 70-75-69-75—289 +1 Indiana 16 19 .457 5½ ANGELS (MLB, Spring Training) Top 25 Fared 39. Next: TBD teams in each division will qualify for B. Wiesberger, $55,614....72-71-72-74—289 +1 Cleveland 14 22 .389 8 Sunday No. 2 Texas A&M (23-2) did not playoffs under this season’s temporary Danny Willett, $55,614.....73-71-68-77—289 +1 Detroit 10 26 .278 12 ■ Today at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m., FSW No. 1 Gonzaga (24-0) did not play. Next: play. Next: realignment. Jason Dufner, $42,381.....74-70-71-75—290 +2 Thursday’s Games ■ Wednesday at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m., FSW vs. Saint Mary’s Tournament. Friday’s Games C.Howell III, $42,381...... 74-72-70-74—290 +2 Boston 132, Toronto 125 No. 2 Michigan (19-3) lost to Michigan No. 3 NC State (20-2) beat No. 5 Chicago 4, Tampa Bay 3, SO Kevin Kisner, $42,381...... 73-72-67-78—290 +2 Washington 119, L.A. Clippers 117 ■ Thursday vs. San Francisco, 12:10 p.m., FSW St. 70-64. Next: Big Ten Conference Lousiville 58-56. Next: NCAA Tournament St. Louis 3, Kings 2, OT R.MacIntyre, $42,381...... 71-71-76-72—290 +2 New York 114, Detroit 104 Tournament. No. 4 Stanford (25-2) beat No. 9 UCLA Minnesota 5, Arizona 1 Pat Perez, $42,381...... 75-71-70-74—290 +2 Denver 113, Indiana 103 DODGERS (MLB, Spring Training) No. 3 Baylor (21-1) beat No. 18 Texas 75-55. Next: NCAA Tournament. Vegas 5, San Jose 4, OT K. Ventura, $42,381...... 75-70-67-78—290 +2 Milwaukee 112, Memphis 111 ■ Today vs. White Sox, 12:05 p.m., SportsNetLA Tech 88-73. Next: Big 12 Conference No. 5 Louisville (23-3) lost to No. 3 NC Boston 5, Washington 1 Doug Ghim, $42,381...... 71-73-65-81—290 +2 Miami 103, New Orleans 93 Tournament. State 58-56. Next: NCAA Tournamenet. Colorado 3, Ducks 2, OT B. Hun An, $30,287...... 68-74-75-74—291 +3 Oklahoma City 107, San Antonio 102 ■ Tuesday at Cincinnati, 5 p.m., SportsNetLA No. 4 Illinois (20-6) did not play. Next: Big No. 6 Baylor (21-2) did not play. Next: Big Saturday’s Games Talor Gooch, $30,287...... 73-73-71-74—291 +3 Phoenix 120, Golden State 98 ■ Wednesday vs. Arizona, 5:05 p.m., SportsNetLA Ten Conference Tournament. 12 Conference Tournament. N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 2 M. Hubbard, $30,287...... 71-74-72-74—291 +3 Portland 123, Sacramento 119 No. 5 Iowa (20-7) beat No. 25 Wisconsin No. 7 South Carolina (22-4) beat No. 16 N.Y. Rangers 6, New Jersey 3 Martin Laird, $30,287...... 69-67-76-79—291 +3 Friday’s Games 77-73. Next: Big Ten Tournament. Georgia 67-62. Next: NCAA Tournament. Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 3 Keith Mitchell, $30,287....73-71-69-78—291 +3 No games scheduled. UCLA (Pac-12 Conference) No. 6 West Virginia (18-8) did not play. No. 8 Maryland (21-2) did not play. Next: Florida 6, Nashville 2 Kevin Na, $30,287...... 71-71-76-73—291 +3 Saturday’s Games ■ M BKB: Wednesday at Pac-12 Tournament Next: Big 12 Conference Tournament. Big Ten Confernce Tournament. Montreal 7, Winnipeg 1 Will Gordon, $22,832...... 72-72-72-76—292 +4 No games scheduled. ■ W BKB: NCAA Tournament, TBD No. 7 Ohio St. (18-8) did not play. Next: No. 9 UCLA (16-5) lost to No. Arizona 5, Minnesota 2 V. Hovland, $22,832...... 69-68-77-78—292 +4 Sunday’s Games Big Ten Conference Tournament. 4 Stanford 75-55. Next: NCAA Vancouver 4, Toronto 2 Z.Johnson, $22,832...... 74-70-72-76—292 +4 2021 All-Star Game No. 8 Alabama (21-6) did not play. Next: Tournament. Ducks 5, Colorado 4, OT Danny Lee, $22,832...... 73-71-71-77—292 +4 Team LeBron 170, Team Durant 150 Southeastern Conference Tournament. No. 10 Indiana (18-4) did not play. Next: Kings 4, St. Louis 3, OT M. McNealy, $22,832...... 71-72-72-77—292 +4 Monday’s Games No games scheduled. USC (Pac-12 Conference) No. 9 Houston (21-3) beat Memphis 67- Big Ten Confernce Tournament. Edmonton 3, Calgary 2 S. Muñoz, $22,832...... 68-76-72-76—292 +4 ■ M BKB: Wednesday at Pac-12 Tournament 64. Next: American Athletic Conference No. 11 Arizona (16-5) did not play. Next: Vegas 4, San Jose 0 Alex Noren, $22,832...... 72-71-70-79—292 +4 Tournament. NCAA Tournament. Dallas 5, Columbus 0 Chez Reavie, $22,832...... 74-70-73-75—292 +4 Motorsports ■ W BKB: TBD No. 10 Villanova (16-5) did not play. Next: No. 12 Michigan (14-4) did not play. Sunday’s Games NASCAR Cup Series Big East Conference Tournament. Next: Big Ten Confernce Tournament. N.Y. Islanders 5, Buffalo 2 LPGA Drive On Champi- No. 11 Florida St. (15-4) did not No. 13 Arkansas (19-8) did not play. Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 3 Pennzoil 400 presented by ON TV TODAY play. Next: Atlantic Coast Conference Next: NCAA Tournament. New Jersey 1, Boston 0 onship Par Scores Jiffy Lube Results Tournament. No. 14 Tennessee (16-7) did not play. Carolina 4, Florida 2 Sunday Sunday At Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Men’s) No. 12 Arkansas (21-5) did not play. Next: Next: NCAA Tournament. Washington 3, Philadelphia 1 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Orlando, Fla. ■ Colonial Tournament: Elon vs. Hofstra, Semifinal, 3 p.m., CBSSN Southeastern Conference Tournament. No. 15 South Florida (15-3) did not Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 1 Las Vegas. Purse: $1.5 million No. 13 Kansas (19-8) did not play. Next: play. Next: American Athletic Conference Nashville 4, Dallas 3, SO Lap length: 1.50 miles ■ Horizon Tourn: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland St., Semifinal, 3:30 p.m., Yardage: 6,526; Par: 72 Big 12 Conference Tournament. Tournament. Ottawa at Calgary, late (Start position in parentheses) ESPNU No. 14 Creighton (18-7) did not play. No. 16 Georgia (20-6) lost to No. 7 South a-amateur 1. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 50 points. Monday’s Games Final Round ■ Next: Big East Conference Tournament. Carolina 67-62. Next: NCAA Tournament. Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m. 2. (10) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 54. Southern Tourn: UNC Greensboro vs. Mercer/VMI, Championship, No. 15 Texas (17-7) beat TCU 76-64. No. 17 Kentucky (17-8) did not play. Austin Ernst, $225,000.....67-67-69-70—273 -15 3. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 36. Arizona at Colorado, 6 p.m. J.Kupcho, $139,217...... 67-67-70-74—278 -10 4 p.m., ESPN Next: Big 12 Conference Tournament. Next: NCAA Tournament. Ottawa at Edmonton, 6 p.m. 4. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 48. No. 16 Oklahoma (14-9) did not play. J. Coleman, $100,992...... 70-69-70-71—280 -8 No. 18 Gonzaga (21-3) did not play. Next: St. Louis at San Jose, 6 p.m. 5. (26) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 46. ■ Sun Belt Tournament: TBD, Championship, 4 p.m., ESPN2 Next: Big 12 Conference Tournament. West Coast Conference Tournament. In Gee Chun, $78,125...... 70-73-69-69—281 -7 Kings at Ducks, 7 p.m. 6. (4) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 35. No. 17 Oklahoma St. (18-7) did not play. No. 19 Oregon (13-8) did not play. Next: A. Valenzuela, $62,882.....70-73-66-73—282 -6 ■ West Coast Tourn: St. Mary’s (Cal) vs. Gonzaga, Semifinal, 6 p.m., Montreal at Vancouver, 7 p.m. 7. (16) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 267, 39. Next: Big 12 Conference Tournament. Pac-12 Tournament. L. Maguire, $47,257...... 69-71-73-70—283 -5 Tuesday’s Games 8. (2) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 40. ESPN No. 18 Texas Tech (17-9) lost to No. 3 No. 20 West Virginia (18-4) did not play. Danielle Kang, $47,257....72-70-69-72—283 -5 N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. 9. (15) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 30. ■ Baylor 88-73. Next: Big 12 Conference Next: Big 12 Conference Tournament. Charley Hull, $30,463...... 74-70-70-70—284 -4 Colonial Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, 6:30 p.m., CBSSN Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m. 10. (29) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 267, 27. ■ Tournament. No. 21 South Dakota St. (21-3) did not Megan Khang, $30,463..69-72-73-70—284 -4 11. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 267, Horizon Tourn: N. Kentucky vs. Oakland, Semifinal, 6:30 p.m., No. 19 San Diego St. (20-4) did not play. Next: TBD Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. J.Marie Green, $30,463...68-72-74-70—284 -4 Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m. 26. ESPN2 play. Next: Mountain West Conference No. 22 Ohio St. (13-7) did not play. Next: J. Chang, $30,463...... 73-71-69-71—284 -4 12. (12) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 25. Nashville at Carolina, 4 p.m. Tournament. Big Ten Conference Tournament. Jessica Korda, $30,463...69-75-69-71—284 -4 13. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 34. ■ West Coast Tourn: Pepperdine vs. BYU, Semifinal, 9 p.m., ESPN2 New Jersey at Washington, 4 p.m. No. 20 Loyola Chicago (24-4) beat Drake No. 23 Missouri St. (20-2) did not Lydia Ko, $30,463...... 69-72-72-71—284 -4 14. (18) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 23. Winnipeg at Toronto, 4 p.m. 75-70. Next: NCAA Tournament. play. Next: Missouri Valley Conference P.Delacour, $21,037...... 71-74-70-70—285 -3 15. (19) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 266, 22. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (Women’s) No. 21 Virginia (17-6) did not play. Next: Tournament. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Sei Young Kim, $21,037..72-70-73-70—285 -3 16. (30) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 266, 24. ■ Sun Belt Tourn: E Troy vs. W Louisiana, Championship, 11 a.m., Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. No. 24 Rutgers (14-3) did not play. Next: Chicago at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Jennifer Song, $21,037...70-72-73-70—285 -3 17. (5) Michael McDowell, Ford, 266, 20. ESPNU No. 22 Virginia Tech (15-5) did not Big Ten Conference Tournament. Gaby Lopez, $21,037...... 69-72-74-70—285 -3 18. (13) Ryan Newman, Ford, 266, 19. play. Next: Atlantic Coast Conference No. 25 DePaul (14-8) did not play. Next: MLB P.Tavatanakit, $21,037.....70-70-69-76—285 -3 19. (7) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 266, 18. ■ Big East Tournament: Marquette vs. UConn, Championship, Tournament. NCAA Tournament. L.Thompson, $17,226.....74-69-74-69—286 -2 20. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 266, 17. 5 p.m., FS1 No. 23 Purdue (18-8) did not play. Next: Spring Training Schedule Yu Liu, $17,226...... 70-70-77-69—286 -2 21. (24) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 266, 16. Big Ten Conference Tournament. Scores Times PST C.Masson, $17,226...... 70-75-70-71—286 -2 22. (11) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 266, 15. No. 24 Colorado (20-7) did not play. Next: Sunday, Mar. 6 (Subject to change) C. Ciganda, $17,226...... 71-65-75-75—286 -2 23. (21) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 266, 14. CYCLING Pacific 12 Conference Tournament. FAR WEST Saturday, March 6 Xiyu Lin, $14,574...... 72-70-75-70—287 -1 24. (27) Anthony Alfredo, Ford, 266, 13. ■ UCI: The Paris-Nice, Stage 2, Oinville-sur-Montcient to Amilly, No. 25 Wisconsin (16-11) lost to No. 5 Air Force 56, San Diego St. 48 Minnesota at Boston, ppd. Aditi Ashok, $14,574...... 72-73-70-72—287 -1 25. (20) Cole Custer, Ford, 266, 12. Iowa 77-73. Next: Big Ten Conference Stanford 75, UCLA 55 Atlanta at Tampa Bay, ppd. H.Young Park, $14,574....73-72-68-74—287 -1 26. (22) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 265, 11. France 117 miles (taped), 11 p.m., NBCSN Tournament. Wyoming 69, Utah St. 41 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 C.Knight, $14,574...... 71-70-72-74—287 -1 27. (9) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 265, 21. EAST N.Y. Mets 6, Houston 1 B. Altomare, $14,574...... 70-73-69-75—287 -1 28. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 262, 9. MAJOR LEAGUE (Spring Training) Scores American U. 76, Army 56 Washington 5, Miami 3 K. Gillman, $11,751...... 75-70-71-72—288 E 29. (25) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 262, 0. ■ Chicago White Sox at Dodgers, Noon, SNLA/MLB Sunday, Mar. 6 Boston U. 74, Lafayette 68 Toronto 7, Philadelphia 1 Jing Yan, $11,751...... 68-74-74-72—288 E 30. (34) BJ McLeod, Ford, 260, 0. FAR WEST Bucknell 65, Loyola (Md.) 50 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 0 Haeji Kang, $11,751...... 73-72-70-73—288 E 31. (31) Garrett Smithley, Ford, 259, 0. ■ Angels at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m., FSW Oregon 80, Oregon St. 67 Lehigh 75, Holy Cross 57 San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Koerstz Madsen, $11,751...73-71-71-73—288 E 32. (32) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 259, 0. Pepperdine 78, Santa Clara 70 Maine 67, Albany (NY) 47 Kansas City 8, San Francisco 6 Mel Reid, $11,751...... 70-74-70-74—288 E 33. (36) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 256, 4. NBA G-LEAGUE (Playoffs) EAST Stony Brook 75, Mass.-Lowell 55 Oakland 1, Seattle 1 Nelly Korda, $11,751...... 67-70-76-75—288 E 34. (37) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 255, 3. ■ vs. Santa Cruz Warriors, Quarterfinal, Hofstra 83, Delaware 75 UConn 84, Villanova 39 Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee 1 Anna Nordqvist, $8,499...74-70-75-70—289 +1 35. (35) Josh Bilicki, Ford, 252, 2. Northeastern 63, William & Mary 47 SOUTH Colorado 8, L.A. Angels 2 Sarah Kemp, $8,499...... 72-72-74-71—289 +1 36. (38) Timmy Hill, Ford, 246, 0. 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 Penn St. 66, Maryland 61 Louisiana-Lafayette 58, UALR 48 Texas 7, Arizona 6 S. Hyun Park, $8,499...... 73-73-71-72—289 +1 37. (33) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, garage, ■ G League Ignite vs. , Quarterfinal, 12:45 p.m., ESPN2 SOUTH Mercer 60, Wofford 38 Detroit 6, Baltimore 5 S. Meadow, $8,499...... 71-75-71-72—289 +1 188, 1. Cincinnati 82, East Carolina 69 NC State 58, Louisville 56 Sunday, March 7 Angel Yin, $8,499...... 71-74-71-73—289 +1 38. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 178, 1. ■ vs. Erie Bayhawks, Quarterfinal, 3 p.m., ESPNEWS Elon 72, James Madison 71 South Carolina 67, Georgia 62 Pittsburgh 13, Baltimore 1 Ally Ewing, $8,499...... 71-73-72-73—289 +1 RACE STATISTICS ■ vs. , Quarterfinal, 5:15 p.m., Georgia St. 84, Louisiana-Lafayette 73 Troy 66, Appalachian St. 63 St. Louis 8, Houston 5 Ryann O’Toole, $8,499.....71-71-74-73—289 +1 Average Speed of Race Winner: 139.612 mph. Liberty 79, North Alabama 75 MIDWEST Detroit 5, Toronto 1 E. Szokol, $8,499...... 72-73-70-74—289 +1 Time of Race: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 7 seconds. ESPNEWS Mercer 73, VMI 59 Marquette 64, Creighton 59 Minnesota 8, Tampa Bay 4 Lindy Duncan, $8,499...... 69-73-73-74—289 +1 Margin of Victory: 3.156 seconds. Tennessee 65, Florida 54 N. Dakota St. 79, Denver 67 Atlanta 5, Boston 4 Ashleigh Buhai, $8,499....70-70-72-77—289 +1 Caution Flags: 6 for 30 laps. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE UNC-Greensboro 77, ETSU 65 W. Illinois 60, UMKC 59 N.Y. Yankees 4, Philadelphia 0 Yealimi Noh, $6,364...... 74-72-76-68—290 +2 Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers. ■ Vegas at Minnesota, 5 p.m., NHL Winthrop 80, Campbell 53 SOUTHWEST Miami 4, N.Y. Mets 4 Georgia Hall, $6,364...... 74-72-72-72—290 +2 Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 0; W.Byron 1-19; MIDWEST Oklahoma 90, Kansas St. 81 San Francisco 9, Cincinnati 4 B.Henderson, $6,364...... 74-69-74-73—290 +2 C.Elliott 20-26; K.Larson 27-30; D.Hamlin ■ Kings at Ducks, 7 p.m., FSW/PRIME Chicago 75, Drake 65 Texas 69, TCU 60 Colorado 1, Chicago White Sox 0 M. Stackhouse, $6,364....69-74-74-73—290 +2 31-43; K.Larson 44-52; J.Logano 53; Iowa 77, Wisconsin 73 Saturday, Mar. 6 Oakland 9, Cleveland 4 N.Broch Larsen, $5,469...72-74-70-75—291 +3 B.Keselowski 54-55; J.Logano 56-61; C.Elliott SKIING Michigan St. 70, Michigan 64 FAR WEST Texas 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 Cristie Kerr, $5,469...... 74-69-73-75—291 +3 62-71; B.Keselowski 72-73; C.Elliott 74-78; ■ FIS: World Nordic Skiing Championships, Oberstdorf, Germany Northwestern 79, Nebraska 78 California Baptist 62, Seattle 46 Kansas City 4, San Diego 3 Sophia Popov, $5,469...... 74-70-71-76—291 +3 B.Keselowski 79-82; R.Blaney 83; D.Hamlin Oral Roberts 76, North Dakota 65 Hawaii 70, UC Davis 60 Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Katherine Kirk, $5,469...... 69-72-73-77—291 +3 84-87; B.Keselowski 88-106; K.Larson 107- (taped), 9:30 p.m., NBCSN SOUTHWEST Long Beach St. 80, UC Irvine 62 L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 2 D.Finkelstein, $4,725...... 75-70-75-72—292 +4 123; W.Byron 124-129; T.Reddick 130-136; Baylor 88, Texas Tech 73 San Francisco 69, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 63 Monday, March 8 Jenny Shin, $4,725...... 74-72-73-73—292 +4 M.McDowell 137-145; A.Alfredo 146; K.Larson SOCCER (Men’s) Houston 67, Memphis 64 Santa Clara 83, Loyola Marymount 68 N.Y. Mets vs. Washington, 10:05 a.m. L. Weaver, $4,725...... 72-74-73-73—292 +4 147-169; D.Hamlin 170-185; M.Truex 186- ■ Premier League: Everton at Chelsea, 9:55 a.m., NBCSN Texas 76, TCU 64 UC San Diego 68, Cal St.-Fullerton 66, Miami vs. St. Louis, 10:05 a.m. Tiffany Joh, $4,725...... 73-71-75-73—292 +4 191; D.Hamlin 192-205; K.Larson 206-225; Saturday, Mar. 6 OT Oakland vs. Kansas City 12:05 p.m. Stacy Lewis, $4,725...... 71-73-75-73—292 +4 D.Suarez 226-237; K.Larson 238-267 FAR WEST UC Santa Barbara 78, Cal Poly 68 Seattle vs. Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. C. Clanton, $4,192...... 74-72-74-73—293 +5 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps TENNIS Montana 80, WPC 62 EAST Texas vs. Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. Annie Park, $4,192...... 71-72-76-74—293 +5 Led): K.Larson, 6 times for 103 laps; D.Hamlin, ■ Marseille-ATP, Doha-ATP, Santiago-ATP, Dubai-WTA & S. Utah 73, Portland St. 54 Maryland 88, Penn St. 61 Cincinnati vs. Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Mi Jung Hur, $3,837...... 69-72-80-73—294 +6 4 times for 47 laps; B.Keselowski, 4 times for Guadalajara-WTA Early Rounds, 3 a.m., TENNIS; 3 p.m., TENNIS; Sacramento St. 74, Montana St. 73 UConn 77, St. John’s 41 Chi White Sox vs. Dodgers, 12:05 p.m. S. Schmelzel, $3,837...... 71-74-74-75—294 +6 27 laps; W.Byron, 2 times for 25 laps; C.Elliott, Santa Clara 81, Pacific 76 SOUTH L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m. Jeongeun Lee6, $3,837...69-77-68-80—294 +6 3 times for 22 laps; D.Suarez, 1 time for 12 midnight (Tuesday), TENNIS; 3 a.m. (Tuesday), TENNIS Southern Cal 64, UCLA 63 Belmont 83, UT Martin 75 Cincinnati vs. Colorado, 12:10 p.m. D. Darquea, $3,582...... 72-74-74-75—295 +7 laps; M.McDowell, 1 time for 9 laps; J.Logano, Tarleton St. 69, Texas Rio Grande Valley Charlotte 83, FAU 73 Tuesday, March 9 Jaclyn Lee, $3,582...... 74-71-72-78—295 +7 2 times for 7 laps; T.Reddick, 1 time for 7 laps; VOLLEYBALL (Women’s) 58 Florida Gulf Coast 65, Liberty 50 Boston vs. Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m. Bronte Law, $3,582...... 70-73-73-79—295 +7 M.Truex, 1 time for 6 laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 1 ■ UC Davis 74, Hawaii 66 Grambling St. 72, Alabama A&M 68 Baltimore vs. Minnesota, 10:05 a.m. W. Meechai, $3,429...... 73-73-74-76—296 +8 lap; A.Alfredo, 1 time for 1 lap. Athletes Unlimited: Team Edmond vs. Team Lowe, 4:30 p.m., FS2 UC Irvine 73, Long Beach St. 58 Jackson St. 64, Alabama St. 62 Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta, 10:05 a.m. Dani Holmqvist, $3,316...... 70-76-75-77—298 +10 Wins: K.Larson, 1; C.Bell, 1; M.McDowell, 1; ■ Athletes Unlimited: Team Larson vs. Team De La Cruz, 7 p.m., FS1 UC Riverside 66, CS Northridge 65 Lamar 68, McNeese St. 60 N.Y. Yankees vs. Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Haley Moore, $3,316...... 75-71-73-79—298 +10 W.Byron, 1.